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On April 25, 1960, five young men stood in a brand new Ottawa church and committed themselves to the Anglican priesthood. They stood on the cusp of the swinging sixties. There were around 1.3 million Anglicans in Canada. The Book of Common Prayer was the only liturgy in the pews.
It’s a unique gig that allows a bird’s eye view of the church. For the past four years, Dean John vanNostrand Wright has criss-crossed the country as executive director of the Anglican Foundation, the community foundation for the Anglican Church of Canada. He has announced he will retire August 31.
“Christ is Risen, Christ is Risen; Tell it with a joyful voice”
Having made our journey through Holy Week, commemorating the events of the Lord’s passion, death and burial we come now to Easter and the joy of His Glorious Resurrection.
After three years, input from more than 1,000 Canadian Anglicans, and hundreds of hours of prayer and consultation, the Vision 2019 strategic plan is ready for presentation to Anglican Church of Canada. In the latest post on the General Synod web forum, Dean Peter Elliott, chair of the Vision 2019 Task Force, shares some specifics from the plan, which will be presented in full at the church’s June 2010 national meeting, General Synod.
Taken from the personal reflections of Capt the Rev Liam Thomas, Fleet Chaplain, CFB Halifax (While serving in HMCS ATHABASKAN). Today was pretty amazing. The service was great and the Dean of the Cathedral, Fr. David Howell, was more than generous with the amount of the service I was able to help celebrate. The Cathedral … Continued
“Come and see.” This was the invitation the Rev. Canon Dr. Ogé Beauvoir of Haiti extended to his partners in the Anglican Church of Canada after the Jan. 12 earthquake. Now Dr. Andrea Mann, General Synod’s global relations coordinator, has taken him up on this offer and is visiting the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti from March 23 to 30.
The Anglican Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce the first observance of Anglican Foundation Sunday on May 2nd, 2010.
by Lieut (Navy) The Rev. Jennifer Gosse I am a priest from the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador. Until two and a half years ago, all my ordained ministry took place in Labrador as Rector of the parishes of Cartwright and Lake Melville and as Archdeacon of Labrador. From the time I was a … Continued
A coordinated plan to rebuild the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti’s world-famous Cathédrale Sainte Trinité (Holy Trinity Cathedral) in Port-au-Prince is getting underway.
In the latest post on the General Synod web forum, retired Director of Partnerships Dr. Ellie Johnson introduces the Marks of Mission, five powerful statements that describe what the Anglican Church of Canada is called to do in the world. These marks will feature prominently at the next national meeting, General Synod, to be held June 3 to 11 in Halifax, N.S.
Council members began the last day of their spring meeting with Bible studies at 9:00. At 9:45 they met for business.
On this third day of their four-day meeting, COGS members met for Eucharist at 8:45, then broke out into their Bible study groups. They met for business at 10:30.
Council members began the day with Eucharist at 8:45, then spent time in Bible study groups. At 10:30 they met for their morning session.
For a little over a year, five Canadian and six African dioceses have engaged in diocese-to-diocese theological dialogue on matters relating to human sexuality and to mission. With one exception, each diocese has established a theological working group to prepare papers and responses which were shared with their partner diocese on the opposite continent (see below for list of participants). Ontario and Botswana exchanged documents related to sustainability in the context of mission. These dialogues have emerged from, and are a deepening of, relationships established during the Indaba and Bible Study processes at the Lambeth Conference of 2008.
The Primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, welcomed COGS members to this last meeting before the June gathering of General Synod. Sam Carriere, director of communications, read a message from General Secretary the Ven. Michael Pollesel, who was injured in a December car accident. The Ven. Pollesel’s mother was injured in this accident and his wife, Gini Pollesel, was killed. In his message, the Ven. Pollesel thanked council members for their support and care during his difficult time. He said he is still healing, both physically and emotionally.